1963 Decatur Commodores Roster
Team Record: 62-61
Finished 4th in the MWL
Manager: Richard Klaus (62-61)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Decatur, Illinois
Ballpark: Fans Field
Attendance: 68,812, Avg. 1,119
The Decatur Commodores of the Midwest League ended the 1963 season with a record of 62 wins and 61 losses, finishing fourth in the MWL.
The Commodores plated 548 runs, worst in the circuit, and conceded 577 runs. Thomas Yost drove in 58 runs. Terry Cobb led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .268 clip. Nick DeMatteis topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 1.95 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1963 Decatur Commodores who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ossie Blanco, Ollie Brown and Tito Fuentes.
Richard Klaus served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Austinson | L | R | October 25, 1941 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Ossie Blanco | R | R | September 8, 1945 | 6'0" | 185 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Rodney Bode | R | R | September 30, 1941 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| James Brown | R | R | November 29, 1943 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Ollie Brown | R | R | February 11, 1944 | 6'2" | 178 | Tuscaloosa, AL US |
| Terry Cobb | R | R | January 16, 1941 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Louis DeMar | L | L | July 5, 1943 | 6'3" | 185 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Nick DeMatteis | L | L | September 28, 1942 | 5'9" | 187 | |
| Don Engbers | S | L | October 12, 1943 | 6'0" | 190 | Evansville, IN US |
| Goldie Francis | R | R | February 3, 1946 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Tito Fuentes | S | R | January 4, 1944 | 5'11" | 175 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Sammy Harrison | R | R | April 25, 1941 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Roger Heyden | L | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Bruce Hildreth | L | L | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Henry Hill | L | R | 5'9" | 180 | ||
| Marcelo Juarez | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Richard Licklider | L | L | 5'10" | 162 | ||
| Bob Marshall | R | R | January 21, 1939 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Paul Miller | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Robert Miller | R | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Louis Moore | R | R | September 25, 1943 | 6'3" | 180 | |
| David Morse | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Robert Musante | S | R | May 14, 1943 | 5'10" | 167 | Bridgeport, CT US |
| James Parsons | R | R | 6'1" | 183 | ||
| Jerry Pedroso | R | R | September 24, 1940 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Roy Reitz | L | L | November 7, 1941 | 6'0" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Donald Shafts | R | R | September 14, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Clifford Smith | R | R | May 10, 1941 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Robert Wardle | L | R | June 5, 1941 | 6'1" | 178 | Franklin, NJ US |
| Charles Wilson | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Thomas Yost | L | L | 6'0" | 175 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
